-ttee

Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic [Term?]. Cognates include Finnish -ttain and Estonian -ti.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /-tːeː/, [-tːeː]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /-tːeː/, [-tːe̝ː]

Suffix

-ttee

1. Used to form adverbs expressing manner.

   ‎vähä (“little”) + ‎-ttee → ‎vähittee (“little by little”)

Derived terms

Ingrian terms suffixed with -ttee